The Maritime Executive

Articles posted by the international team of staff writers at The Maritime Executive.
NOAA Latest Tropical Atlantic Marine Weather Briefing" Feb 2, 2023
Here's NOAA's latest provided by Forecaster Cassie Mora in NHC/TAFB, valid through February 7th.
NCL Holdings Closes $600,000,000 of Senior Secured Notes
NCL Corporation Ltd. (“NCLC”), a subsidiary of Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NYSE: NCLH), announced that it has...
French Navy Seizes 3,000 Assault Rifles From Dhow in Gulf of Oman
A French warship has seized a major shipment of weapons from a dhow off the coast of Yemen, according to the Wall Street Journal....
U.S. Secures Access to New Strategic Base Sites in the Philippines
Amidst heightened tensions with China over maritime sovereignty and fishing rights, the government of the Philippines has agreed t...
UKHO Delays Phase Out of Admiralty Paper Charts Till At Least 2030
Six months after setting a 2026 target for the complete withdrawal from production of all paper navigation charts, the UK Hydrogra...
CSSC Appoints Defense Executive as New Chairman
China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has selected a new chairman to fill a year-long vacancy, and it has chosen an executiv...
Project to Demonstrate Hydrogen Carrier Powering Fuels Cells on CSOV
The Ship-aH2oy project, which consists of a consortium of 17 companies, seeks to develop and demonstrate a zero-emission propulsio...
Brazil Proceeds with Sinking Aircraft Carrier Despite Protests
The Brazilian Navy confirmed that it plans to move forward with a controlled sinking of the decommissioned aircraft carrier NAe S&...
US Coast Guard Heads to Ushuaia to Investigate Fatal Cruise Accidents
The United States Coast Guard and the National Transportation Safety Board have joined an inquiry into a series of fatal accidents...
DP World to Develop Mega-Container Terminal in Northwest India
DP World won a major concession to develop and operate a new mega-container terminal in northwest India which will be part of the...